Redding officers learned the whereabouts of Hepler about 2:30 p.m. Saturday and found her at the Lazy Landing mobile home park on Shoreline Drive.

Police were looking for two women after the honey-oil lab blew up at the Howard Johnson Inn at 2731 Bechelli Lane. A man suffered burns in the explosion and remained hospitalized in critical condition.

Hepler told police she was inside the room with three of her five children -- a 2-month-old, a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old, all boys -- when the blast occurred, police said. Hepler said she fled the motel because she didn't want to face the police.

Police haven't found the second woman. Both reportedly drove away that night in a red Ford Mustang.

Hepler's three children were placed into protective custody. All four had no obvious physical injuries from the explosion, police said.

The Redding man who was severely burned in the hash-oil lab explosion is being treated at an out-of-county burn center, police said.

Police said 28-year-old Daniel James Ogram was rushed to the hospital with burns to his arms, torso and face from the explosion.

Officers said the man appeared to have been using butane to create illegal concentrated cannabis oil in the room. The lab exploded, burning off much of his skin, police said.

Ogram was first taken to Mercy Medical Center in Redding for his injuries, and was later flown to the burn center for treatment, according to police.

Police said the explosion tore a hole in the bathroom ceiling and shattered a window, sending glass shards across the parking lot.

The Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force has taken over the investigation.